We are used to accompanying you in the small problems that go with the use of your car. In this guide, we are going to look at an issue that may seem unimportant but that quickly turns out to be annoying if it is not fixed. In truth, we are going to help you to know how to replace my Honda Element card battery? The benefit of cards is that they work hands-free, but with no electric power your card will be useless. That’s why, first, we will see how the card works, then how to replace the battery of the card of your Honda Element?, and, finally, which is the battery that corresponds to the card of your Honda Element.

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How does the key card of your Honda Element function?

Before we explain how to replace the batteries in your Honda Element hands-free card, we will fairly quickly explain how it works and the benefits it will offer you. Who hasn’t had issues locating their car keys in their bag or pocket? For a few years now, car suppliers have been looking into this trouble. With the advent of new wireless technologies, key problems will fairly quickly become a thing of the past! We are going to present you the features and operation of your car key card now:

  • It uses a wireless technology that emits a frequency of 433 MHz.
  • Receivers/transmitters are present on the car and on the card so that both can intercommunicate.
  • It allows you to open the Honda Element simply by passing your hand in front of the door or by pulling the handle when the card is near your car
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  • There are two types of key card, one that allows to open and close like a centralized locking mechanism with the help of a button, and the other one that allows to open without even touching the card.
  • There is a spare key in the card so that you can open the door and start your Honda Element if you run out of battery power.

How do I replace the card battery of my Honda Element?

We will in this part move on to the part that interests you the most in this content, how to replace the key card battery of an Honda Element? Effectively this wireless technology needs energy to function. When the batteries of your card are lifeless you will not be able to wireless open the doors of your car, but with the help of the integrated physical key you can do it by hand. Concerning the ignition, all you have to do is put the card in the slot provided for this purpose, even without a battery, it has a chip that allows your car to start. We now move on to the procedure for replacing the battery of the card in your Honda Element:

  • Press the button at the bottom and pull out the emergency key concurrently.
  • You will need to see a tab that will allow you to open the case of your card in half.
  • Use a slim object to remove the used battery from the card
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  • Put in the new battery in the slot provided.
  • Close the card.
  • On some models it will work automatically, on others you will have to press the button 4 times to reactivate it.
  • Which kind of of battery to buy for the card of my Honda Element?

    At last, to conclude our content page we will help you to select the card battery type of your Honda Element. They all look very equivalent and it is not always easy to select the correct one. It is a button size 3V Lithium CR battery, regarding the number of the battery according to the year of your Honda Element, it can be either the 2016, the 2032 or the 1620.

    If you wish more tutorials on the Honda Element, go to our Honda Element category.